Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-23
THE Raj ROADS,


Affairs of the Railways Rushed into the
''Rcpublic's Railroad Coiumn-The
Very Latest and Rest of the News.
Empty cars are plenty.
Freight traffic is only moderate.
Popular Jack Mciinity went {" his home
in Saadusky yesterday.
Does Springfield want Belt Railroad .
Guess not for a while yet.
The Bee Line changes time today. Some
few changes. but not important.
The Bee Line has built two tracks 10 the
new Ross factory, near Fort Pitt.
The Little Miami is pulling some pretty
gOod-Sized trains in and out of this town.
One hundred and twenty-five ears of coal
are hauled over the Ohio Southern every
day.
The Little Miami transfer between Lime
stone and Market streets is kept pretty wei
filled.
The railroads contract "a call for anG
deliver the mail pouches at the door of tn,
post office.
Agent Phleger says the y. \. L. is doing
more business now than it did over at the
!. Il. w. depot.
The railroad boycott is on and nearly
every road is being boycotted by one oI
more of the others.
Engine ia of the |. Il. n W. is down IN
the round house She is the smallest piece
of machinery on the road.
The Bee Line will construct bridges over
the Scioto at White Sulphur, and over the
OIeantangy a, Delaware during the sum
mer.
Erie agent McGreevey says the Erie will
hustle them Just as hard as ever and do al
the business As carefully and promptly a
ever.
Cal Storey is braking the Springfield ac-
commodation with great satisfaction. lie
used To be Wagner boy between Cincin-
matt and Cleveland.
The Erie express company now operates
on the Chicago and Atlantic railroad which
makes sixteen separate and distinct railroad
lines that they operate exclusively.
A new iron bridge will be put in this
summer to take the place Of the Bee Line
tin bridge Just west of the city. The ma
sonry has been in place since last summer.
Switch engine As of the Bee Line. doing
service at the Cincinnati yards passed
through last evening for the Delaware shops
where she will receive general overhaul
ing.
The Bee Line will send carload Of in,
sane soldiers out of Cincinnati tomorrow
morning. They will connect with the |. B.
n W. here and the B. n q. AT Columbus,
going through to Baltimore.
The Kent and indianapolis chair car over
the y. Y T. and |. Il. x w. is now trans
ferred every night at Durbn. The station
house has been placed in nice shape anc
the waiting rooms put in order for pas
sengerS.
The new fast train on the /. B. and W
called No. ! Kansas City limited. has mad,
the time III great shape. This train leaH,
two hours later than all other trains and
arrives in Kansas City very much earlier
than any other.
M. +. Potter. foreman of construction, il
building up IA solid masonry at the SECOND
Mad river bridge. west of the city. Tht
first course was laid today on solid rock, a
feet below Ease of rail. which is Il feet
deeper than the old masonry.
The Erie express drivers are not in iovt
with the long drive to the y. \. L. depot
but will now have TO make il since the
trains do not run oyer the |. b. 4 W. tracks
Wait, boys. for the cold nights next winter
when the wind between the two bridges
will blow through your mutton chops.